He was almost gone. But his story wasn't over. In February 2011, Robert B. Routt came frighteningly close to death. After years of pain, dependence, and choices that slowly pulled his life apart, his body finally gave out. Days passed before his daughter and former brother-in-law found him. When paramedics arrived, there appeared to be no pulse—until someone detected the faintest sign of life in his right foot. That tiny pulse was enough to keep fighting. What followed was a three-and-a-half-week coma, devastating physical challenges, rehabilitation, and the long process of learning how to live again. Almost Gone is Robert's deeply personal story of the life he built, the choices that nearly destroyed it, and the extraordinary second chance that followed. It is a story about family, faith, survival, and discovering that sometimes the ordinary things we take for granted become the greatest gifts of all. Every day is a gift. Don't wait until you almost lose yours to realize it.
